Coronavirus: Turks stream outside for first lockdown-free weekend in almost two months President Tayyip Erdogan is said to be taking risk canceling lockdowns for sake of Turkey’s economy MEE and agencies Sun, 06/07/2020 – 00:45 People have lunch on Saturday at Istanbul’s Poyrazkoy Beach next to Bosphorus as Yavuz Sultan Selim...

Netanyahu says Palestinians in annexed land will not be offered Israeli citizenship Residents in the Jordan Valley will live in isolated communities under Israeli security control but under PA rule, prime minister says MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli soldiers stand at attention as Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest...

Netanyahu says annexing Jordan Valley an ‘historic opportunity’ The Israeli prime minister said that Palestinians had to make concessions without a negotiation process MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting of the new government in the Knesset in Jerusalem, 24 May...

Turkey’s launching a Russian news site, but its manager insists it comes in peace Media has created much acrimony between the occasionally competitive powers, though a TRT official claims they are not there to fan the flames Ragip Soylu Wed, 05/27/2020 – 12:31 TRT’s Russian service publishes news, columns and broadcasts...

Lebanon at risk of major food crisis, warns prime minister Hassan Diab says many people may soon find it hard to afford bread due to effects of financial crisis and coronavirus MEE and agencies Thu, 05/21/2020 – 13:38 Diab blamed decades of political mismanagement and corruption for a lack of investment in agriculture …read more...

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in home Preliminary reports suggest that Du Wei, who took the post in February, may have died due to a cardiac incident MEE and agencies Sun, 05/17/2020 – 10:25 Du Wei, China’s ambassador to Israel, is pictured during a news briefing in Kiev, Ukraine on 30 August 2019 …read more Source::...

UK politicians call for sanctions against Israel over West Bank annexation plans Letter signed by 127 current and former officials calls on British government to ‘take a lead’ in upholding international law MEE staff Fri, 05/01/2020 – 21:24 ‘Countries should not change borders or acquire territory by force,’ Boris...

Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report The two Israeli leaders would present plan to government this summer, Haaretz reports MEE staff Mon, 04/06/2020 – 19:36 Acquisition of territory by force is illegal under international law (AFP/File photo) …read more Source:: Middle East...